The Quest for Holiness & Unity
Author: John W. V. Smith
Publisher: Warner Press
Published: 2009-01-01
Total Pages: 564
ISBN-13: 9781593173739
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Ecumenism Means You, Too
Author: Steven R. Harmon
Publisher: Wipf and Stock Publishers
Published: 2010-03-15
Total Pages: 73
ISBN-13: 1621892778
DOWNLOAD EBOOKBy all accounts, the modern ecumenical movement is not moving much these days. Despite dramatic breakthroughs in the past few decades, the quest for a visibly united church--in which there is common confession of the apostolic faith, full Eucharistic communion, and mutual recognition of members and ministers--now meets with indifference by many, impatience by some, and outright hostility by others. In part, this is because the movement has not given enough attention to grassroots ecumenical engagement. This book is written to convince ordinary Christians, especially young Christian adults, that they too have a stake in the future of the ecumenical movement as its most indispensable participants. Ecumenism Means You, Too draws on the music of Irish rock band U2 to cast artistic light on various aspects of the quest for Christian unity. Whether one is a U2 fan or not, and whether one thinks the ecumenical movement is a good thing or a bad thing for the church, everyone who reads this book will learn something about the Christian theological framework apart from which neither the modern ecumenical movement nor the meaning of U2's music can be understood. The book includes an annotated bibliography of resources for ecumenical engagement and a glossary of key ecumenical terms for readers who want to learn more about the Christian practice of seeking the unity of the church.
Unity
Author: Eric Butterworth
Publisher: Unity House
Published: 1994-06
Total Pages: 112
ISBN-13: 9780871591777
DOWNLOAD EBOOKSeeking God's Design
Author: Lowery, Richard H.
Publisher: CBP
Published: 2019-07-15
Total Pages: 144
ISBN-13: 082723547X
DOWNLOAD EBOOKSeeking God’s Design honors the 50th anniversary of The Design. It is focused around a series of audiotaped interviews that Disciples of Christ Historical Society President James Seale conducted from 1989 to 1993 with Disciples leaders who played important roles in Restructure. It provides historical context and offers a series of reflections from key Disciples leaders today, as we honor and critically evaluate the work of our predecessors while looking ahead to the next 50 years of our life as a church. Seeking God’s Design is the first volume of the James and Mary Dudley Seale Series on Disciples and Public Engagement, a partnership between the Disciples of Christ Historical Society and Chalice Press.
All Together Different
Author: J. Brian Tucker
Publisher: Moody Publishers
Published: 2018-02-06
Total Pages: 281
ISBN-13: 0802496393
DOWNLOAD EBOOKCan we all just get along? E Pluribus Unum: “Out of many, one.” This motto is emblazoned on the Great Seal of the United States, but it could be the church’s model, too. Unfortunately, the daily experience of many Christians and churches feels like the opposite: out of one, many. We are increasingly aware of what makes us different from others, and it is hurting the church and its witness. All Together Different will help readers understand why we find it so difficult “to just get along.” Drawing from research on personal and group identity, it equips readers to navigate a culture that often pays lip service to the value of diversity, but struggles to foster constructive dialogue and mutual respect. With clear writing and real-life stories, All Together Different translates social identity theory for pastors, church leaders, and ministry practitioners, exposing it to the light of biblical and theological reflection.
Anglican-Methodist Ecumenism
Author: Jane Platt
Publisher: Routledge
Published: 2021-12-30
Total Pages: 246
ISBN-13: 100052714X
DOWNLOAD EBOOKThis book offers a detailed analysis of one of the key episodes of twentieth-century ecumenism, focusing on the efforts made to reconcile the Church of England and the Methodist Church of Great Britain in the years since the First World War. Drawing on newly available archives as well as on a broad range of historical, theological, and liturgical expertise, the contributions explore what was attempted, why success proved elusive, and how the quest for unity was reconfigured into the twenty-first century. The volume sets contemporary ecumenical ambitions in historical context, explains the origins, course, and aftermath of the Anglican–Methodist ‘Conversations’ of 1955–72, retrieves their enduring global legacy, and explores the fraught nature of the ecumenical quest. It will be of key interest to scholars with an interest in ecumenism, Methodist studies, and church history.
Following the Star from the East
Author: Boniface Luykx
Publisher:
Published: 1992
Total Pages: 273
ISBN-13: 9781895937039
DOWNLOAD EBOOKA Brutal Unity
Author: Ephraim Radner
Publisher:
Published: 2012
Total Pages: 0
ISBN-13: 9781602586291
DOWNLOAD EBOOKTo describe the Church as "united" is a factual misnomer--even at its conception centuries ago. Ephraim Radner provides a robust rethinking of the doctrine of the church in light of Christianity's often violent and at times morally suspect history. He holds in tension the strange and transcendent oneness of God with the necessarily temporal and political function of the Church, and, in so doing, shows how the goals and failures of the liberal democratic state provide revelatory experiences that greatly enhance one's understanding of the nature of Christian unity.
The Quest for Identity in so-called Mainline Churches in South Africa
Author: Ernst M Conradie
Publisher: AFRICAN SUN MeDIA
Published: 2014-05-01
Total Pages: 118
ISBN-13: 1920689222
DOWNLOAD EBOOKÿThis volume of essays forms part of a series on the interface between ecumenical theology and social ethics in the (South) African context. This contribution is the result of a public conference hosted at the University of the Western Cape in May 2013 under the same title. It explores the quest for identity in so-called mainline churches in South Africa, given the history of the establishment of various denominations of mainly European origin in Southern Africa, ecumenical efforts to find common ground between such churches and breakaway movements among independent and Pentecostal churches where this search for identity is evidently found wanting.
The Quest for Authority
Author: Matthew Prevett
Publisher: Wipf and Stock Publishers
Published: 2021-10-29
Total Pages: 224
ISBN-13: 153268049X
DOWNLOAD EBOOKAuthority lies at the very center of what it means to be called together in an ecclesial community and shapes how the Church understands its purpose and orders its activity. It can manifest itself as something owned and used by those in power, yet it is something fundamental to the entirety of Church life. However, while some polities exude authority in every pronouncement and every action, other ecclesiologies find it more difficult to locate and express authority, often needing a quest to explore and discover the authority that shapes the Church's life. Focusing on the United Reformed Church in the United Kingdom, this book explores the particular shaping and bringing together that is a characteristic of a United and Reformed ecclesiology and examines how this influences ecclesial polity and practice. Matthew Prevett argues that authority in ecclesial life can be understood historically and empirically, drawing deeply from the well of tradition and history yet inspired by the social, political, and technological challenges of the twenty-first century.
